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An interest session will take place on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 7pm ET for laity who are interested in learning more about becoming a Certified Lay Minister.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2025 FaithLearnThrive at Hood Theological Seminary Announces Stronger Churches Conference 2025: Equipping Churches to Excel Salisbury, NC — FaithLearnThrive at Hood Theological Seminary is excited to announce the upcoming Stronger Churches Conference 2025, a premier event dedicated to empowering church leaders, pastors, and ministry teams with practical tools to build thriving, innovative, and sustainable congregations. The conference will be held on Saturday, September 20th at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina, bringing together clergy and lay leaders from across the region and beyond.

Centering Prayer is based on ancient prayer traditions to foster a personal relationship with God. It’s a method of silent meditation in which we consent to God’s presence and action within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.